School desk



N. HALE SCHOOL DES K May 158 v 192% Filed Sept. 29, 1923 Sheets-Sheet 1 N. HALE SCHOOL DESK May 18, 1925 1,585,491

Filed Sept. 29 323 2 he tsheet 2 Patented May 18, 1926.

N1TE STATES NATHANIEL HALE, OF WHITESBURG, KENTUCKY.

SCHOOL DESK.

Application filed September 29, 1923.

This invention relates to school desks and has for a particular object thereof the provision of a school desk which will be extremely strong and rigid and at the same time will be very conveniently arranged.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character including a book receptacle conveniently arranged for access and having a separate receptacle for each book to be employed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be cheaply and rapidly produced.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accon'ipanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective of a school desk constructed in accordance with my inven tion;

Figure 2 through Figure 3 is a section on the line 83 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4: is a section on the line 4: 4: of Figure 8. I

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the supports for the desk, which are preferably constructed in double units, consist of outside braces 10 and inside braces 11. The front legs 12 of the braces 10 and 11 are exactly similar and each consist of a piece of strap iron formed at its lower end to provide a foot 13 at its upper end to provide an eye 1 1. Through the eyes 14, which are mounted in alignment, a rod 15 is directed. The rear legs 16 of the outer braces each consist of a piece of angle iron having one flange directed rearwardly and the other flange transversely of the leg structure. This last named flange at the lower end of the leg is bent outwardly to provide a foot 17 for attaching the device to the floor. The upper end of the leg sections 16 are provided with an upwardly and rearwardly angling extension 18 forming a support for the slats 19 which compose the back of the seat. The upper end of the extension 18 is provided with a horizontally extending portion 19. The rear leg 20 of the intermediate support consists of a flat bar bent Similarly to the angle bar forming the legs 16 of the outer supports 10.

The numeral 21 designates bars each provided with a flange 22 having an opening is a vertical sectional view there- Serial No. 665,576.

seat in horizontal position. The legsof the supports 10 and 11 will, of course, be suitably braced to one another, as indicated at 2 1. An inverted V-shaped brace 25' is provided which has its bight-portion securedto the angular extension 18 of the leg 20 adjacent the top thereof, the ends of the arms being secured to the rear legs 16 of the outer section adjacent the bottom thereof. This brace provides a very rigid construction preventing twisting of the seat and seat back structure by the unequal pressure to which such seats are subjected. The seat proper is mounted upon the bars 21 and may consist of slats 26 or any other suitable material, the upper ends of the front legs 12 being spaced from the adjacent portions of the rear legs topermit these seats to remain in elevated position when raised. The desk top 28 proper consists preferably of a single board resting upon the rearward extensions 19 of the vertical extensions 18 of the rear legs and secured to such rearward extensions. It is pointed out that the flanges of the angle irons forming the rear legs of the outer supports 10 provide a shielding for the end edges of the desk top and prevent marring thereof by the contact to which they will be subjected.

In combination with a desk of this character I provide a book case consisting of a rack located beneath the desk top and against the seat back and secured to each thereof. This rack 29 is made of considerable height and is provided with a substantially vertical partition 30 paralleling one vertical wall thereof which provides a storage space for a large book such as a geography or the like. The end edges of the space defined by the wall and the partition 30 are preferably open so that, a book of considerable width may be accommodated without the necessity of extending the transverse width of the rack. Between the partition 30 and the other of the vertical walls of the rack horizontal partitions 31 are disposed subdividing the space into a plurality of coinpartments each adapted for the reception of same time a desk is provided which has its storage space so disposed that articles may readily be removed from and inserted therein. It will be obvious that the construction liereinbei'ore set forth is capable of a certain range of change and modification without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention and I accordingly do not limit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim In a combination desk and seat, spaced supports each comprising a front and rear leg connected together by braces, the front leg being provided at its upper end with an eye, the upper ends or the rear legs being provided with upward extensions forming hack supports for the seats, a back secured to said supports, a rod directed through the eyes of said front legs, a seat pivoted to said rod intermediate each pair of supports, the upper ends of said extensions being bent to provide rearwardly directed portions attording a support for a desk top, the rear legs of the end sections being provided upon their outer edges with angular flanges protecting the ends of said seat bat; and deal; top.

In testimony wiiereof I hereunto affix my signature.

NATHANIEL HALE. 

